run aground

aground ashore grounded helpless wrecked

beached shipwrecked sidelined sidetracked

cast away godforsaken high and dry homeless left at the altar left in the lurch out in left field passed up penniless

found

be felled fail heavily fail miserably suffer a misfortune utterly fail

break down decline fall

abort backslide blunder deteriorate fizzle flop flounder fold founder miscarry miss slip

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short fall through go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss the boat play into turn out badly

ascend go up rise

accomplish achieve build correct develop do well succeed

capture complete deliver earn finish gain merit obtain procure prosper reach win

abort fall through

backslide blunder decline deteriorate fall fizzle flop flounder fold founder misfire miss

back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined break down come to naught come to nothing fall flat fall short go astray go down go down swinging go downhill go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miss fire miss the boat miss the mark play into turn out badly

accomplish achieve ascend build correct develop do well go up improve rise succeed

batter decimate demolish destroy devastate impair injure mangle mar ravage raze ruin sabotage shatter sink smash spoil torpedo trash undermine vandalize wrack

bash break capsize crash dash dilapidate efface founder scuttle shipwreck strand subvert total

crack up do in mess up pile up put out of commission smash up take apart take out tear up wrack up

aid assist build construct cure enable fix grow heal help improve mend strengthen

obey

create repair